The Lord is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life, of whom shall I be afraid? For in the day of trouble he will keep me safe in his dwelling; he will hide me in the shelter of his tabernacle and set me high upon a rock. from Psalm 27
Approach:
Hymn 197 ‘As we are gathered, Jesus is here.’
Min: The Lord is my light and my salvation,
All: whom shall I fear?
Min: The Lord is the stronghold of my life,
All: of whom shall I be afraid?
Min: For in the day of trouble
All: he will keep me safe in his dwelling;
Min: he will hide me in the shelter of his tabernacle
All: and set me high upon a rock. from Psalm 27
Hymn 105 ‘Glory to God above.’
Prayer.
Word:
1 Corinthians 9: 24-27.
Hymn 691 ‘Be still my soul: the Lord is on your side.’
St. Luke 13: 10-17.
Sermon: ‘The Race of Faith.’
Response:
Hymn 517 ‘Fight the good fight.’
Prayer/ Lord’s Prayer.
Hymn 461 ‘How sweet the name of Jesus sounds.’
Blessing:
Benediction/ Threefold Amen
Hymn 786 ‘May the God of peace go with us.’
Thought for the week:
‘‘I have done my best in the race, I have run the full distance, I have kept the faith. And now there is waiting for me the victory prize of being put right with God, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will give me on that day – and not only to me, but for all those who wait with love for him to appear.’
Paul tells how he ran his race of faith. The race that, with God’s help, we all must run to the best of our ability.
2 Tim. 4: 7-8
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